To treat patients with anxiety or panic disorder. Your doctor may use this medicine to treat other conditions as well. Temazepam (Restoril) is one of the benzodiazepines used for sleep disturbances. Top of page

General Information

This information is for educational purposes only. Not every known side effect, adverse effect, or drug interaction is in this database. If you have questions about your medicines, talk to your healthcare provider.

Follow the directions given to you by your doctor. This medicine is taken by mouth with water and can be taken with or without food. Avoid drinking grapefruit juice with this medicine.Top of page

Missed Dose

Take your next dose as soon as you remember. If it is time for your next dose, skip the missed dose and go back to your regular schedule. Do not double doses.Top of page

Storage

Keep this medication in the container it came in, tightly closed, and out of reach of children. Store it at room temperature and away from excess heat and moisture. Throw away any medication that is outdated or no longer needed.Top of page

Possible Side Effects

Some common side effects reported with this medicine include:

drowsiness

dizziness

unusual weakness

headache

clumsiness

Tell your doctor if any of these symptoms are severe or do not go away; restlessness or excitement, constipation, difficulty urinating, blurred vision or changes in sex drive.

This medicine should not be used if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. This medicine can cause harm to your fetus. For breast-feeding mothers, check with your doctor to discuss any possible risks to your baby while taking this medicine.Top of page

More Information

For more information about this medicine, talk to your healthcare provider.Top of page

This information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions, or adverse effects. This is general information and should not in any event be construed as specific instructions for individual patients. The publisher does not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of the information or the consequences arising from the application, use, or misuse of any of the information contained herein, including any injury and/or damage to any person or property as a matter of product liability, negligence, or otherwise. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made in regard to the contents of this material. The reader is advised to check with their health care provider before making any changes in their drug regimen.

to prevent the relapse of lacking in sleep patterns and mood disurbances if agitation increases during the day.

daddysGalNew Member

Registered: July 2008Location: USAPosts: 3

Mon July 14, 2008

Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8

PROS:

I take this @ night!! after being awake 14 nights.days stright with anxiety..no problems

CONS:

It dissolves on your tongue so that you can take it while in bed you relax and you fall asleep. I don't sleepwalk either. I see changes in my night pateerns which leads to a better day!

starfishblueMember

Registered: August 2007Location: New Jersey USAPosts: 41

Wed December 5, 2007

Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8

PROS:

quick acting

CONS:

Relieves anxiety quckly. Calming.

WoahManNewly Joined

Registered: November 2007

Wed November 7, 2007

Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8

PROS:

nice for anxiety, good sedation, very relaxing

CONS:

long elimination

Personaly i like Valium better then Ativan even though Ativan is a more potent benzo. Valium's effects are a little better tolerated then Ativan. I find if i take 2mg of ativan at night to help me sleep, the next morning is hell. Makes me feel groggy and tired through the hole day. Valium doesn't make me feel this way. Valium also has better muscle relaxing properties then Ativan, posibly because Ativan works more for anxiety. Valium is a great all around benzo, and by that i mean i feel it works more balanced for anxiety, sedation, and mucle relaxing. Where Ativan works better for anxiety, it also is the only benzo i took that produced a lot of amnesia, where as Valium does not. It is weird to say but i prefer Valium over Ativan, but Xanax is the better benzo out of them all in my opinion.

buzzieNewly Joined

Registered: March 2006Location: Southern CA

Thu August 2, 2007

Recommended? No |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 1

PROS:

nothing

CONS:

addictive

for me it was not good. Made me have a major panic attack. Thought my heart stopped. Flushed them down the toilet.

Special_KNewly Joined

Registered: July 2008Location: Georgia, US

Thu November 2, 2006

Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 4

PROS:

fairly fast relief from anxiety, long half life

CONS:

tolerance and withdrawal

I have mixed feelings about this medication...I take it occasionally for anxiety when I'm 'spinning out'. I find it calms me down fairly swiftly and I feel nice and calm and relaxed... If I take it in the evening I also feel relaxed through the next day as it has a long half life. The trouble I have with this medication is that the effects are a little too good. One really does feel nice and calm and relaxed and so the temptation is to take some more when the feeling wears off... Over time one builds up a tolerance (so one needs to take more to achieve the same effects) and if one attempts to cut back or stop taking them the withdrawal symptoms can be severe.I'd be extremely careful for this one... If people are taking it for anxiety I'd reccomend looking at / working on other ways to deal with anxiety. I have also had fairly good success substituting as needed benzos with as needed chlorpromazine... Chlorprom made me feel 'drugged' rather than 'great' if I took too much but I found similar benefits with respect to anxiety. A slightly lower dose didn't make me feel drugged and I never had a problem with tolerance and withdrawal on that one...

AlteredState01Poohbah

Registered: October 2006Location: CanadaPosts: 1061

Tue October 10, 2006

Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 8

PROS:

Works wonders for anxiety

CONS:

Addictive

Would have loved to stay on this med, but physician did not want me to because of my addictions (still relatively new to recovery at the time). Prescribed a "weaker" version of valium (clonazapam)instead.

endless_hysteriaNew Member

Registered: October 2006Location: Worcester, UKPosts: 2

Fri October 6, 2006

Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 10

PROS:

It stops all my panic attcks

CONS:

Don't expect to be able to do anything after taking

excellent treatment for panic attack, even stops me feeling suicidal in extreme cases. but i only take it when i really need it, not a drug for repeatative use or people who maybe tempted to abuse.

eskieloverjust me wantng to be free

Registered: October 2004Location: Kentucky, USAPosts: 12270

Thu September 14, 2006

Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: $5.00| Rating: 8

PROS:

initially provided some relief for anxiety attacks

CONS:

continually needed more to provide any anxiety relief

Diazepam is the generic for valium. I was using both generic & the valium on & off for almost 12 years. Towards the end, I was having to take such a large amount to get any relief from the anxiety attacks that is became unreasonable to use. Initially, it was good for providing relief from my anxiety attacks. By the end, it wasn't providing any relief no matter how much I took.

Tue September 12, 2006

Recommended? Yes |
Total Spent: None indicated| Rating: 9

PROS:

Definately relaxing

CONS:

Other then being a bit foggy I had no side effects. I took it at night and it definately relaxed my anxety away.